Percutaneous vertebral fusion system
US7008424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00557
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of repositioning or fixing a first vertebrae or portion of a first vertebrae comprising fixing a bone screw in the first vertebrae and a bone screw in a second vertebrae, where each bone screw has a portal, and inflating an inflatable balloon between the portals, thereby creating a rigid structure between the bone screws.
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